Transport device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11053083-B2
Application number	US-201817046570-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 13, 2018
Priority date	Apr 13, 2018
Publication date	Jul 6, 2021
Grant date	Jul 6, 2021

Abstract

A transport device having a plate; an unloading device which pushes a plurality of articles arranged on the plate; a bridge disposed adjacent to the plate; and a conveyor belt which is disposed adjacent to the bridge and which transports a row of articles having been pushed out from the plate. After a predetermined row of articles is pushed out from the bridge onto the belt conveyor, the belt conveyor moves in the same direction as the direction in which the unloading device pushes the articles, separating from the bridge.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A transport device comprising:
a support configured to allow a plurality of articles to be arranged on top;
a discharging device configured to push the plurality of articles arranged on the support; and
a conveyor belt configured to transport a row of the articles pushed out from the support;
the conveyor belt being moved in an identical direction to a direction in which the discharging device pushes the articles after a predetermined row of the articles are pushed out from the support onto the conveyor belt, and being positioned apart from the support,
the transport device further comprising:
a belt slider configured to move the conveyor belt in the identical direction to the direction in which the discharging device pushes the articles after the predetermined row of articles are pushed out from the support onto the conveyor belt, and to position the conveyor belt apart from the support,
wherein the belt slider has a contact part that comes into contact with an underside surface structure of the conveyor belt, and the conveyor belt is positioned apart from the support by the contact part of the belt slider pushing the underside surface structure of the conveyor belt.

2. The transport device according to claim 1 , wherein the underside surface structure of the conveyor belt is a protrusion and the conveyor belt is moved away from the support by pushing the protrusion on an underside surface of the conveyor belt by the contact part of the belt slider.

3. The transport device according to claim 1 , further comprising an eccentric cam configured to move the belt slider.

4. A transport device comprising:
a support configured to allow a plurality of articles to be arranged on top;
a discharging device configured to push the plurality of articles arranged on the support; and
a conveyor belt configured to transport a row of the articles pushed out from the support,
the conveyor belt being moved in an identical direction to a direction in which the discharging device pushes the articles after a predetermined row of the articles are pushed out from the support onto the conveyor belt, and being positioned apart from the support,
the transport device further comprising:
a belt slider configured to move the conveyor belt in the identical direction to the direction in which the discharging device pushes the articles after the predetermined row of articles are pushed out from the support onto the conveyor belt, and to position the conveyor belt apart from the support, and
a gear configured to guide the position of the conveyor belt,
wherein the conveyor belt is moved by the belt slider moving the gear.

5. The transport device according to claim 4 , further comprising an eccentric cam configured to move the belt slider.

6. A transport device comprising:
a support configured to allow a plurality of articles to be arranged on top;
a discharging device configured to push the plurality of articles arranged on the support; and
a conveyor belt configured to transport a row of the articles pushed out from the support,
wherein the discharging device further comprises a pusher configured to push the articles until at least a part of articles to be transported by the conveyor belt a next time are also placed on the conveyor belt and to push back the articles toward the support so that only articles in a predetermined row remain on the conveyor belt out of the articles pushed out onto the conveyor belt, and
the conveyor belt is moved in an identical direction to a direction in which the discharging device pushes the articles after the predetermined row of the articles are remained on the conveyor belt and is positioned apart from the support.

Assignees

• Azbil Corp

Inventors

• Beppu Hisashi

Classifications

• B65G21/12

  to allow adjustment of position of load-carrier or traction element as a whole · CPC title

• B65G15/46 Primary

  formed with guides · CPC title

• B65G47/68

  adapted to receive articles arriving in one layer from one conveyor {lane} and to transfer them in individual layers to more than one conveyor {lane or to one broader conveyor lane}, or vice versa, e.g. combining the flows of articles conveyed by more than one conveyor · CPC title

• B65G47/088 Primary

  cylindrical articles · CPC title

• B65G47/82

  Rotary or reciprocating members for direct action on articles or materials, e.g. pushers, rakes, shovels {(means for pushing glass articles onto a conveyor C03B9/453)} · CPC title